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another sign that president assad's hold over geographic syria is tipping. >> warner: isn't assad believed to be restocking weapons and aircraft through the air? >> sure. and they're being resupplied. they have large stocks of weapons. they're being helped out by the iranians with the transformation of the that dia -- >> warner: that being the thugs --. >> alawite forces. the russians also are backing them in one way shape or form. who hasn't backed them is the united states and the west in terms of rebel forces and syrians, especially opposition, are quite angry about that. >> warner: if the internet service stays down, how much does that hamper the rebels' ability to operate? >> it dawes because they're unable to coordinate. you beal surprised what happens over mobile phones and through the internet and using smart phones. >> and texting. >> but they still have two-way radios and sat phones. but its it harder for them, not impossible. but it's a sign that -- the assad regime hasn't done this until now and it's a sign we're entering a new phase. >> warner: do you think the assad forces ne
another sign that president assad's hold over geographic syria is tipping. >> warner: isn't assad believed to be restocking weapons and aircraft through the air? >> sure. and they're being resupplied. they have large stocks of weapons. they're being helped out by the iranians with the transformation of the that dia -- >> warner: that being the thugs --. >> alawite forces. the russians also are backing them in one way shape or form. who hasn't backed them is the united...
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this is the assad regime treats our children. now you see what assad regime is killing children. what's the u.n. going to do about this? what is the u.n. going to do about this? nothing. they're going to sit and discuss and see what they're going to do this peacefully. they want to solve it peacefully with this. after what they did to these children. they have been hitting us from 6:00 a.m. until it's 2:00 p.m. now. we have over 100 bodies, over 200 underneath the construction. we don't know who they are. >> remember, the assad regime denies almost all of this is happening. i want to show you syrian state media's website from earlier this evening. the lead story is president assad declares a decree on cyber crime and then support of the regime and reports of terrorist attacks in homs and elsewhere. then a report and pictures of a memorial service for seven security force members, victims they say of the conspiracy. no doubt security forces are being killed. wouldn't be worth mentioning except this kind of funeral in broad daylight is rare in places like homs where the mere act of
this is the assad regime treats our children. now you see what assad regime is killing children. what's the u.n. going to do about this? what is the u.n. going to do about this? nothing. they're going to sit and discuss and see what they're going to do this peacefully. they want to solve it peacefully with this. after what they did to these children. they have been hitting us from 6:00 a.m. until it's 2:00 p.m. now. we have over 100 bodies, over 200 underneath the construction. we don't know...
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investigators, sfie pages that read like an indictment of the assad regime. forces have committed widespread systematic and gross human rights violations amounting to crimes against humanity. with the apparent knowledge and consent of the highest levels of the state. the report notes the opposition of the syrian army committed abuses and not comparable in scale to those carried out by the state. the assad regime is fighting armed terrorists, not systematically shelling unarmed civilians that we see happening in homs. secretary of state clinton opened the door to closer ties with the political arm, the syrian national council. listen. >> there will be increasingly capable opposition forces. they will, from somewhere, somehow find the means to defend themselves as well as begin offensive measures and the pressure will build on countries like russia and china because world opinion is not going to stand idly by. >> diplomats telling cnn this view may prevail the friends of syria conference which takes place tomorrow in tunisia, which secretary clinton is going to
investigators, sfie pages that read like an indictment of the assad regime. forces have committed widespread systematic and gross human rights violations amounting to crimes against humanity. with the apparent knowledge and consent of the highest levels of the state. the report notes the opposition of the syrian army committed abuses and not comparable in scale to those carried out by the state. the assad regime is fighting armed terrorists, not systematically shelling unarmed civilians that we...
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as the president has stated, assad must go. recent days are testing whether the assad regime will live up to all of its responsibilities to the syrian people and to the international community. restoring calm to the cities and towns across syria is just one test for assad in the days ahead. assad is responsible for fully abiding by the transition plan that has been outlined by the joint special envoy kofi annan, and he also faces deep skepticism about his motives. a skepticism place and a long train of assad's deceitful actions to date, including broken promises to his own people and to the international community. the united states is committed to holding the syrian regime to its obligations. we are leading an international effort to help stop the violence and the support a peaceful, political transition in syria. even as we speak, secretary of state clinton is meeting with our international partners in paris to determine what additional steps should be taken to make that happen. we know achieving that end is a tough task. fro
as the president has stated, assad must go. recent days are testing whether the assad regime will live up to all of its responsibilities to the syrian people and to the international community. restoring calm to the cities and towns across syria is just one test for assad in the days ahead. assad is responsible for fully abiding by the transition plan that has been outlined by the joint special envoy kofi annan, and he also faces deep skepticism about his motives. a skepticism place and a long...
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to help the assad regime. clearly this is not a fair fight. amid all of the violence in syria, we cannot go numb to the human tragedy there. in april thanks to the special efforts of the turkish government, senator joe lieberman and i visited a syrian refugee camp in southern turkey. i've seen my share of suffering and death. but the stories that those syrians told still haunt me. men who have lost all of their children. women and girls who have been gang raped. children who have been tortured, and none of this, mind you, was the random acts of cruelty that sadly occur in war. syrian army defectors told us killing and rape and torture is what they were instructed to do as a tactic of terror and intimidation. so if i get a little emotional when i talk about syria, that's why. when it comes to the administration's policy towards syria to say they are leading from behind is too generous. that suggests they are leading. they are just behind, and it's desperation the administration now appears to be placing its hopes in the russian government to pu
to help the assad regime. clearly this is not a fair fight. amid all of the violence in syria, we cannot go numb to the human tragedy there. in april thanks to the special efforts of the turkish government, senator joe lieberman and i visited a syrian refugee camp in southern turkey. i've seen my share of suffering and death. but the stories that those syrians told still haunt me. men who have lost all of their children. women and girls who have been gang raped. children who have been tortured,...
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the only thing they can do is try to put an ultimatum to president assad. give them 70 hours to cease-fire. to try to bring in humanitarian aid. that requires armed escorts. humanitarian aid doesn't just drive in with vehicles and civilians, certainly not in war zones. that's going to be interest iin to say. you say the friends of the syrian people are nothing. the friends of the syrian people are the united states. the world's only super power. they have to be able to come up with something to affect the situation on the ground. the problem, of course, is that the opposition is splintered. we don't exactly know who we would give, the u.s. or allies would give weapons to and how to do it. unless there's an area where the west or turkey or whatever combination will carve out a safe zone. >> someone talked about a safe zone up north that the turkish military would defend. i don't know -- >> the turks are ready to help and have drawn their line. they will not allow massive influx of refugees from syria. they told bashar what the rules of the game are. already
the only thing they can do is try to put an ultimatum to president assad. give them 70 hours to cease-fire. to try to bring in humanitarian aid. that requires armed escorts. humanitarian aid doesn't just drive in with vehicles and civilians, certainly not in war zones. that's going to be interest iin to say. you say the friends of the syrian people are nothing. the friends of the syrian people are the united states. the world's only super power. they have to be able to come up with something to...
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it would keep embattled president bashir al assad in power until 2028. meantime american red cross is in negotiations to rescue two injured journalists trapped in the syrian city. the mission would include recovering the bodies of two western journalists killed last week, including an american. an ill-fated cruise ship, costa alegra is adrift. after a fire in the generator room kautsz the the ship to lose power. tugboats are on the way but not expected to arrive until tomorrow. the crew ship is carrying over 1,000 passengers and crew members. no reported injuries. the ship is the sister ship of the costa concordi. that crashed and killed people. a fishing vessel has arrived to the cruise ship to help with communication. >> a lot of questions about the liner and what's happening in the whack of it with the two accidents. >> what prompt aed a man to tos rocks and bricks through the windows of the state capital building. he targeted the state capital, office building and sacramento city hall. around 9. 30. last night. chp will recommend a charge of felony v
it would keep embattled president bashir al assad in power until 2028. meantime american red cross is in negotiations to rescue two injured journalists trapped in the syrian city. the mission would include recovering the bodies of two western journalists killed last week, including an american. an ill-fated cruise ship, costa alegra is adrift. after a fire in the generator room kautsz the the ship to lose power. tugboats are on the way but not expected to arrive until tomorrow. the crew ship is...
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>> i don't know why, anderson, but i think it's important to note that bashir al assad may interpret that as a green light for everything else. in other words, do everything up to but not including the use of chemical weapons. but at the same time, i do understand the concern about the use of nerve gas which is in their inventory, which depending on how heavily populated the area that they use it on, could result in unbelievable deaths that, you know, possibly in tens of thousands if they use the right kind of chemical weapon. so i can understand the administration's concern but maybe they don't realize that they are also sending a green light to bashir al assad that he can do anything short of that. >> what would it mean to try to stop chemical weapons from being used? >> i think it would have to be -- it would be very complicated. i don't think you could send enough american troops on the ground. i don't think that would be an option. you may have to try to take out the stocks from the air. we do know where a lot of them are. frankly, i don't -- i've had significant military backgr
>> i don't know why, anderson, but i think it's important to note that bashir al assad may interpret that as a green light for everything else. in other words, do everything up to but not including the use of chemical weapons. but at the same time, i do understand the concern about the use of nerve gas which is in their inventory, which depending on how heavily populated the area that they use it on, could result in unbelievable deaths that, you know, possibly in tens of thousands if they...
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the pressures on bashar al assad's regime are mountding. it's running out of crash and faces a real military threat from turkey. these pressures could be combined with smart diplomacy to push assad out of power, but it would mean trying to work with the russian government rather than attacking it. the u.s. has been bashing russia for shielding assad, coddling an ally at the cost of lives, some is true, some false, but all is unhelpful if the goal is to oust assad. unless the united states intends to ask iran for help, russia is the only country with any influence with the syrian regime. now, the first thing to realize is the extent of russia's links with syria are limited. the economic ties are weak. russia is syria's ninth largest trading partner. it's well behind the eu, iraq, china. political ponds are not strong, either. assad's first trip to moscow came place five years after he became president, well after he went to france, turkey, britain. russia's naval base is often described as highly strategic, yet it's rarely used. it's been al
the pressures on bashar al assad's regime are mountding. it's running out of crash and faces a real military threat from turkey. these pressures could be combined with smart diplomacy to push assad out of power, but it would mean trying to work with the russian government rather than attacking it. the u.s. has been bashing russia for shielding assad, coddling an ally at the cost of lives, some is true, some false, but all is unhelpful if the goal is to oust assad. unless the united states...
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assad's fall is looking imminent. syrian officials accuse the west of looking for a pretext to intervene. no international flights have been allowed to land at damascus airport for a week. >>shepard: what is the pentagon doing? are they preparing for the possible of intervention? >>reporter: they are actively planning and expect substantial fighting. there is increasing evidence that some of the shoulder-fired missiles that the c.i.a. was trying to track down in libya, and f-16's may have migrated to syria bringing down a helicopter and fighter jet last week. reports that save gas has been loaded on to canisters, the united states set up a task force at a base north of jordan, in amman, that included 150 special forces working with the military of jordan to secure assad's chemical weapons. >> the world is watching. the president of the united states has made very clear there will be consequences if the assad regime makes a tell mistake by using the chemical weapons on their own people. >>reporter: the pentagon is awar
assad's fall is looking imminent. syrian officials accuse the west of looking for a pretext to intervene. no international flights have been allowed to land at damascus airport for a week. >>shepard: what is the pentagon doing? are they preparing for the possible of intervention? >>reporter: they are actively planning and expect substantial fighting. there is increasing evidence that some of the shoulder-fired missiles that the c.i.a. was trying to track down in libya, and f-16's...
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human rights council and passing another resolution condemning assad and telling him to step aside. couple hours after. that secretary of state hillary clinton testifying and whether assad should be considered a war criminal. here is her response. >> i think that based on definitions of war criminal and crimes against humanity there would be an argument to be made he would fit into that category. >> is there any effort to mistake make that argument before the world community? >> i think people have been putting forth the argument but i also think from long experience that can complicate a resolution of a difficult complex situation. >> reporter: the secretary of state's point seems to be saying that assad will definitely go to the international criminal court might dissuade him from voluntarily stepping down. tunisia one of countries saying if he would do that they would offer him asylum. >> a couple of journalists are injured and good news in getting them out of there. >> we heard from a colleague pourl paul conroy is now actually out of syria. he was wounded in an attack in homs l
human rights council and passing another resolution condemning assad and telling him to step aside. couple hours after. that secretary of state hillary clinton testifying and whether assad should be considered a war criminal. here is her response. >> i think that based on definitions of war criminal and crimes against humanity there would be an argument to be made he would fit into that category. >> is there any effort to mistake make that argument before the world community?...
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assad believes he cannot stay. they do. -- thank you. >> hello, my name is -- i am an undergraduate. i was interested the dimensions, obviously, how do you feel about a syrian regime change? it could provoke violence in some form or another. >> i think the first thing that happens is the connection between a land and hezbollah and their influence in lebanon is dramatically reduced. i think that the iranians have syria as really the only arab state like that remaining. i do not think there is any doubt with a loss of syria, they lose their connections to hezbollah. they lose their connections to lebanon. perhaps mr. maliki would think more about the closer relations he should have with iran, and with that loss, i think it may put additional pressures on iran to cease their continuing to develop nuclear weapons, which, as you know, is a forthcoming crisis, unless the iranians abandoned their efforts to wield a nuclear weapons, which so far there has been no indication that they have. this is a key and central part of
assad believes he cannot stay. they do. -- thank you. >> hello, my name is -- i am an undergraduate. i was interested the dimensions, obviously, how do you feel about a syrian regime change? it could provoke violence in some form or another. >> i think the first thing that happens is the connection between a land and hezbollah and their influence in lebanon is dramatically reduced. i think that the iranians have syria as really the only arab state like that remaining. i do not think...
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they're supporters of president bashar al assad. they don't want to say that there's any threat to his regime, but they're getting their families out nonetheless. are you telling me that there is no fighting in damascus? >> no, no, no, it's okay. relax. nothing. >> reporter: everybody in damascus is relaxed, are they? >> yes. >> reporter: but maybe he had a reason for his reticence. we spotted someone lurking and listening. fear doesn't stop at the border. journalists leaving damascus say wednesday's killing of defense officials was a turning point. >> the bomb attack changed a lot. it made the situation very, very, very tense, meaning that people really did not go out at all unless they had to. >> reporter: we met a group of syrians already in lebanon, who've been buying mattresses for refugees who'll be accommodated in schools. they were expecting 3,000 to arrive on buses in the coming hours. >> i think damascus is prepared now for a big battle. so damascus is going to be out of civilian for sure. and i mean going to be anti-civil
they're supporters of president bashar al assad. they don't want to say that there's any threat to his regime, but they're getting their families out nonetheless. are you telling me that there is no fighting in damascus? >> no, no, no, it's okay. relax. nothing. >> reporter: everybody in damascus is relaxed, are they? >> yes. >> reporter: but maybe he had a reason for his reticence. we spotted someone lurking and listening. fear doesn't stop at the border. journalists...
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president bashar assad and his waive were shown on state tv casting their ballots. opponents call it a sham. at least 31 people were killed today in the government's crackdown on dissent. secretary of state hillar hillary-- hillary clintoned slammed the voting in syria as a ploy by the assad regime. she spoke in morocco on a tour in north africa and wyatt andrews is traveling with the secretary. >> reporter: with the violence continuing in syria and assad refusing to allow medicine to reach the injured, secretary of state hillary clinton in an interview with cbs news argues the united states is doing what it can but within limits. >> i am incredibly sympathetic to the calls that somebody do something. but it is also important to stop and ask what that is and who's going to do it. >> reporter: what to do about assad was supposed to be answered last friday when a global conference called friends of syria again demanded that assad step aside. but several arab countries starting with the saudis argued for action to arm the syrian resistance. the obama administration is
president bashar assad and his waive were shown on state tv casting their ballots. opponents call it a sham. at least 31 people were killed today in the government's crackdown on dissent. secretary of state hillar hillary-- hillary clintoned slammed the voting in syria as a ploy by the assad regime. she spoke in morocco on a tour in north africa and wyatt andrews is traveling with the secretary. >> reporter: with the violence continuing in syria and assad refusing to allow medicine to...
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today funerals for some of the dozen killed yesterday when a bakery was bombed apparently by assad's warplanes. ba amateur video posted online shows the dead piled in the ineets and the wounded being carried to hospitals. first responders in newtown say ll tot call them heroes. jack klugman, who rose to fame on t.v.'s "the odd couple" has died. and pope benedict xvi continues xvi cistmas tradition when the "cbs evening news" continues. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. a delicious new way to get essential vitamins you need. just bite into the tasty shell... to a chewy vitamin core for a unique multivitamin sensation! new centrum flavor burst. ♪ you make me happy when skies are gray ♪ [ female announcer ] you know exactly what it takes to make them feel better. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] that's why you choose children's tylenol.
today funerals for some of the dozen killed yesterday when a bakery was bombed apparently by assad's warplanes. ba amateur video posted online shows the dead piled in the ineets and the wounded being carried to hospitals. first responders in newtown say ll tot call them heroes. jack klugman, who rose to fame on t.v.'s "the odd couple" has died. and pope benedict xvi continues xvi cistmas tradition when the "cbs evening news" continues. questions? anyone have occasional...
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a political transition leading to a political system but, again, it removes that clause calling for assad to hand power to a deputy in advance of create agnew government. back in a minute with more "washington today." on after word this friday, a conversation with deborah. she's a reporter for the "atlanta journal constitution." she will be talking about her latest book "wanted women." she tells the story of two well-known muslim women here in the u.s. to explore two distinctly different perspectives on the war on terror and islamic fundamentalists. one woman, somali born fights against islam with her writing. while the other who was educated here in the u.s. is a strong proponent of jihad. deborah discusses her book with the brookings institution. author of "wanted women." this friday, 7:00 p.m. eastern on after word here on c-span radio. >>> welcome back to "washington today" on c-span radio. hundreds of people injured today in egypt. fresh round much violence that erupted in the aftermath of yesterday's soccer riots. protesters had rubber bullets fired at them. 70 are dead. jeff dyer o
a political transition leading to a political system but, again, it removes that clause calling for assad to hand power to a deputy in advance of create agnew government. back in a minute with more "washington today." on after word this friday, a conversation with deborah. she's a reporter for the "atlanta journal constitution." she will be talking about her latest book "wanted women." she tells the story of two well-known muslim women here in the u.s. to explore...
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de damasco. >> (en inglÉs). >> nuestros esfuerzos tienen como objetivo demostrar cÓmo el rÉgimen de assad estÁ cada vez mÁs aislado, dijo la secretaria de estado hillary clinton en londres. >> las amenazas no han hecho cambiar de posiciÓn al presidente assad quien argumenta que los muertos son terroristas muertos cuya meta es derrocar a su gobierno. >> en ginebra la derecha comisÓ derechos humanos... por cometer crÍmenes contra la humanidad. >> algunos como el senador john mccain exige que estados unidos arme a la oposiciÓn en siria. >> no estÁ claro quiÉnes forman la oposiciÓn en un paÍs que esÁa ubicado en el centro del medio oriente, rodeado entre paÍses como irak, israel y turquÍa. >> en washington lory montenegro, telemundo. >> (♪). >> estudios recientes aseguran que el examen de colonoscopÍa reduce el riesgo de cÁncer, si se someten a una prueba pasada los 60 aÑos la incidencia se reducirÍa enormemente. >> el cÁncer de colon no da ningÚn tipo de sÍntomas cuando estÁ empezando, por eso hay que tratar de encontrarlo antes de que dÉ sÍntomas con la colonoscopÍ
de damasco. >> (en inglÉs). >> nuestros esfuerzos tienen como objetivo demostrar cÓmo el rÉgimen de assad estÁ cada vez mÁs aislado, dijo la secretaria de estado hillary clinton en londres. >> las amenazas no han hecho cambiar de posiciÓn al presidente assad quien argumenta que los muertos son terroristas muertos cuya meta es derrocar a su gobierno. >> en ginebra la derecha comisÓ derechos humanos... por cometer crÍmenes contra la humanidad. >> algunos como...
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girl he says was killed by assad's regime. a short time ago i spoke about these e-mails with photo journalist paul con row who was injured and a senior fellow at hoover institution. the level of nonchallenge lance in these e-mails from this dictator assad, i guess i shouldn't be stunned by it, but i am. you talk about fiddling while rome is burning. >> you're exactly right. there's nothing really unusual about this, anderson. a great philospher went to watch the trial and she wrote an incredible book, called aikman, the ben 1/2 vatly of evil. she talked about all of the great crimes that he committed. they are trading these e-mails, she's worried about shopping, he's downloading his music and meanwhile syria is on fire and meanwhile the great crimes, even in the city of homs, which is the city of his wife, are being killed and massacred. so there you have it. >> and e-mails from mrs. assad who, in years past, was kind of viewed as this, you know, cosmopolitan intellectual lady, welcomed in the west and written about in western
girl he says was killed by assad's regime. a short time ago i spoke about these e-mails with photo journalist paul con row who was injured and a senior fellow at hoover institution. the level of nonchallenge lance in these e-mails from this dictator assad, i guess i shouldn't be stunned by it, but i am. you talk about fiddling while rome is burning. >> you're exactly right. there's nothing really unusual about this, anderson. a great philospher went to watch the trial and she wrote an...
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is putting pressure on president bashar al assad to step down. president obama told nbc he does not want to use force like they did in libya to overthrow moammar gadhafi. >> try to resolve this without outside military intervention. >> the u.n. passed a resolution to tight sanctions against syria but it was vetoed by russia and china, angering western nations. the u.s. is also condemning egypt for filing charges against 19 americans, including sam lahood, the son of u.s. transportation secretary ray lahood. egyptian authorities said it maps to prosecute the americans for operating a pro-democracy organization in the country with foreign funds which weren't approved. u.s. officials warn today that it may pull $1.5 billion in aid if this issue is not resolved quickly. >>> well, a truce in the middle east? today, palestinian president mahmoud abbas and the militant group hamas agreed to head a unity government ahead of elections in the west bank in gaza but the news did not sit real with israel's president, benjamin knelt tan hugh. he said they must
is putting pressure on president bashar al assad to step down. president obama told nbc he does not want to use force like they did in libya to overthrow moammar gadhafi. >> try to resolve this without outside military intervention. >> the u.n. passed a resolution to tight sanctions against syria but it was vetoed by russia and china, angering western nations. the u.s. is also condemning egypt for filing charges against 19 americans, including sam lahood, the son of u.s....
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this is part of the amnesty by president assad but of course for everyone he's not being released from detention questions being asked about actually why they were detained in the first place. i've been in prison for four months i was accused of weakening national security i didn't protest they brought me here by mistake the honesty is a good step i just hope it includes everyone. i had some weapons i had inherited from my grandfather i was accused of bury legal weapons might been here for three months when people heard about it they were ecstatic they never thought this could happen. here on the stand now follows calls for. military intervention in syria if the violence doesn't stop when general secretary banking president assad to end the bloodshed at the age of ten a season one man rule in the arab world. some critics however feel these statements were still flaming in a way the highly volatile situation the amnesty shows that syria is trying to find a political solution rather than a security solution and that the country is succeeding in implementing the plan agreed by the arab le
this is part of the amnesty by president assad but of course for everyone he's not being released from detention questions being asked about actually why they were detained in the first place. i've been in prison for four months i was accused of weakening national security i didn't protest they brought me here by mistake the honesty is a good step i just hope it includes everyone. i had some weapons i had inherited from my grandfather i was accused of bury legal weapons might been here for...
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there's no indication that the assad regime wants to cooperate, and the assad regime still feels it has diplomatic immunity from china and russia. so right now the actions being determined on the ground in places -- in cities around syria, not at any serious diplomatic efforts. >> when we talk about iran, richard, a close ally of syria and the government there, it's being urged by the u.n. to allow nuclear inspectors into a restricted military complex. israel has reportedly asked for the u.s. bunker buster bombs that could possibly improve its ability to attack iran. how do you think this is going to -- >> that is the question. >> because we get to this whole thing where everybody wants to talk about diplomacy, but everybody seems to be heading more towards force. >> i wouldn't say everyone. i think there's a real split in this, and we saw the obama administration come out clearly on the side of diplomacy a few days ago saying that the window is still open for talks, but that the window is not open forever. and you have certain elements in israel, particularly the prime minister, saying
there's no indication that the assad regime wants to cooperate, and the assad regime still feels it has diplomatic immunity from china and russia. so right now the actions being determined on the ground in places -- in cities around syria, not at any serious diplomatic efforts. >> when we talk about iran, richard, a close ally of syria and the government there, it's being urged by the u.n. to allow nuclear inspectors into a restricted military complex. israel has reportedly asked for the...
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assad's regime is committing serious crimes against humanity. one syrian who fled to lebanon said he'll return to syria to fight if he has to. >> we will not left our people in homs. we will not left them. we will go there and die there. >> the white house has said it wants a diplomatic end to the crisis in syria. in recent days the administration signaled it may consider other options, including supporting opposition forces. >> it is clear to me that there will be a breaking point. >> sources tell cbs news, some arab countries are supplying rebels with weapons. syrian opposition groups are expected to attend the conference in tunisia to talk about a transition to democracy if assad's regime falls. international pressure on syria intensified after two western journalists were killed there on wednesday. betty? >>> indeed it did. susan mcginnis from washington. thank you, susan. this morning, al qaeda said it was responsible for a deadly wave of attacks in iraq yesterday. iraq security forces are targeted in a string of bombings and shootings in 1
assad's regime is committing serious crimes against humanity. one syrian who fled to lebanon said he'll return to syria to fight if he has to. >> we will not left our people in homs. we will not left them. we will go there and die there. >> the white house has said it wants a diplomatic end to the crisis in syria. in recent days the administration signaled it may consider other options, including supporting opposition forces. >> it is clear to me that there will be a breaking...
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the secretary of state saying that president assad does fit the definition of a war criminal. >>> that issue of auto bailout the impact for two u.s. leading automakers, general motors and chrysler, the uaw meeting here in washington for a legislative convention. president obama made some indirect references to mitt romney and rick santorum coming on the same day that voters in michigan will try to determine who will be the republican nominee. here's president obama. >> a few years ago, one in five autoworkers were handed a pink slip. one in five. 400,000 jobs across this industry vanished the year before i took office. and then as the financial crisis hit with its full force, america faced a hard and an unimaginable reality that two of the big three automakers, gm and chrysler were on the brink of liquidation. the heart beat of american manufacturing was flat-lining and we had to make a choice. with the economy in complete free fall, there were no private investors or companies out there willing to take a chance on the auto industry. nobody was lining up to give you guys loans. anyone
the secretary of state saying that president assad does fit the definition of a war criminal. >>> that issue of auto bailout the impact for two u.s. leading automakers, general motors and chrysler, the uaw meeting here in washington for a legislative convention. president obama made some indirect references to mitt romney and rick santorum coming on the same day that voters in michigan will try to determine who will be the republican nominee. here's president obama. >> a few...
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>> we think assad must go. the killing must stop. the sooner we get into a process that ends up there, the better. and i think former secretary- general anon understands that. >> reporter: but how do you enforce that time line? >> well, i think it's self- enforced. i i think he has to be the one who says within a relatively short period of time we're not getting any results. i was given promises, they're not kept. because then we would go back to the security council. >> reporter: but for rebel fighters inside the country, time is running out. we were recently inside syria in the north and the rebels who we were staying with now tell us that they have no ammunition left. they have no money left. and and that their only recourse for self-defense is to build ieds or bombs. are you not concerned that if no support comes from the outside that this could really devolve into a very bloody, ugly insurgency? >> w >> well, i think that's why you heard today that a group of nations will be providing assistance for the fighters. and that is a d
>> we think assad must go. the killing must stop. the sooner we get into a process that ends up there, the better. and i think former secretary- general anon understands that. >> reporter: but how do you enforce that time line? >> well, i think it's self- enforced. i i think he has to be the one who says within a relatively short period of time we're not getting any results. i was given promises, they're not kept. because then we would go back to the security council. >>...
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as china a point new leaders, will pay heed a warning to crack down on corruption president assad vows to live and die in syria, striking a violent note as the violence continues. and born into indian royalty, she risker le behind enemy lines during world war ii. today she is finally honored for sacrifice. >> welcome to our viewers on public television and also around the globe and. tonight, the princess is installing the menu are going to leave china -- the process to install the men who are going to lead and china is under way. the outgoing china -- the outgoing president told them the correction is so-called -- so bad in china it could threaten leadership of the state. >> two days after america elected its president, china has begun the process of anointing its next leader. but no election here, instead, 2000 communist party delegates, including many from the army gathered for their progress. .hina's 1.3 billion people the communist party has reform in china, but not in a normal way. it is an anomaly. is an authoritarian regime running the world's second- biggest economy. modern lea
as china a point new leaders, will pay heed a warning to crack down on corruption president assad vows to live and die in syria, striking a violent note as the violence continues. and born into indian royalty, she risker le behind enemy lines during world war ii. today she is finally honored for sacrifice. >> welcome to our viewers on public television and also around the globe and. tonight, the princess is installing the menu are going to leave china -- the process to install the men who...
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e-mails that appear to reveal some of iran's influence over assad. and they show what the dictator and her wife have been concerning themselves with while their soldiers and thugs have been slaughtering their own people. it was a year ago today in the city of daraa that they stood up to bashar al assad's regime and called for change. back then, they weren't calling for the overthrow of the regime, but days later, the government began the bloody crackdown. for 12 months now, assad's regime has lied about killing it is own people. night after night we called them out on their lies but we haven't been able to say what the dictate of syria and his wife have been thinking, what they have been worrying about. now, we can. in an e-mail on august 4th, assad's wife ordered jewelry from a cousin's boutique in paris. she writes, sorry i took so long to reply but i've only just got back the final request. one, turquoise with yellow gold diamonds and small pave on side. i don't know what a pave is. one cornaline with one pave on the side is black onyx. with yello
e-mails that appear to reveal some of iran's influence over assad. and they show what the dictator and her wife have been concerning themselves with while their soldiers and thugs have been slaughtering their own people. it was a year ago today in the city of daraa that they stood up to bashar al assad's regime and called for change. back then, they weren't calling for the overthrow of the regime, but days later, the government began the bloody crackdown. for 12 months now, assad's regime has...
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a month later, what was asma assad focused on them? fondue. she sent a link to a set and said, please, can we get one? same day, she was talking about fondue, this is what was happening in homs, her home town. street to street gun battles, civilians versus the military and plain clothed thugs who worked for the regime. on february 5th, assad's e-mail, e-mailing the lyrics to a blake shelton song. the person who have been lately ain't who i want to be, but your stay right here beside me, watch as the storm goes through, and i need you. while he was sending the lyrics to his wife, in homs, a man you see here held the body of a dead child, a girl he said was killed by assad's regime. can spoke with paul conroy who was wounded in the assault on homs, escaped with his life and with a senior fellow at stanford's hoover institute. the level of nonchalance in the e-mails is just -- i guess i shouldn't be stunned by it, but i am. i mean, you talk about fiddling while rome is burning. >> exactly right. there is nothing really unusual about it. many year
a month later, what was asma assad focused on them? fondue. she sent a link to a set and said, please, can we get one? same day, she was talking about fondue, this is what was happening in homs, her home town. street to street gun battles, civilians versus the military and plain clothed thugs who worked for the regime. on february 5th, assad's e-mail, e-mailing the lyrics to a blake shelton song. the person who have been lately ain't who i want to be, but your stay right here beside me, watch...
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suicide blast rocked the capital leaving twenty six dead amid opposition calls to overthrow president assad militarily. and we offer you a glimpse at how millions of christians are celebrating christmas today.
suicide blast rocked the capital leaving twenty six dead amid opposition calls to overthrow president assad militarily. and we offer you a glimpse at how millions of christians are celebrating christmas today.
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may now be playing in the effort to topple assad. breaking news ahead. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spot on the gulf... and come on down. brought to you...